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anime_andrew said:
That said I'm pretty confident in this case the original director is actually going to be a strong asset as opposed to anything else there :).
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I hope you're right. "Complete localisation" is a worryingly vague way of putting it, though, and if it necessitates re-writing the full script and a delay of several months, that sounds like more than just removing honourifics and having characters address one another by given names instead of family names. That is the absolute maximum I want to see anime localised, dub or not.
 
NormanicGrav said:
Funimation October line up:
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I'm confused. Funimation are being inconsistent as balls. No LE for Index II, no LE for Hellsing. Princess Jellyfish is now DVD only. Bleh.
I'm waiting to see if any LE's pop up, but as of now Hellsing and Index II are maybe's. Don't really care for ARISE unless the dub is top class since I already have the JP BDs.
 
Mangaranga said:
I'm confused. Funimation are being inconsistent as balls. No LE for Index II, no LE for Hellsing. Princess Jellyfish is now DVD only. Bleh.
I'm waiting to see if any LE's pop up, but as of now Hellsing and Index II are maybe's. Don't really care for ARISE unless the dub is top class since I already have the JP BDs.
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ARISE and Bayonetta are probably Movie LEs in the same way Hal is treated, since the Blue Border isn't on their covers (then again Hal's LE has the Blue Border).

I honestly want to know why Index isn't given an LE box set, Railgun S didn't get it.

Also, there's nothing placed for 7th October and only a few on 21st. Maybe there might be more sets (like Index Season 1 Blu-ray for instance).
 
fabricatedlunatic said:
anime_andrew said:
That said I'm pretty confident in this case the original director is actually going to be a strong asset as opposed to anything else there :).
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I hope you're right. "Complete localisation" is a worryingly vague way of putting it, though, and if it necessitates re-writing the full script and a delay of several months, that sounds like more than just removing honourifics and having characters address one another by given names instead of family names. That is the absolute maximum I want to see anime localised, dub or not.
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I'm personally hoping it's only the dub that is being completely localised and not the subs as then I won't even notice!

Not too fussed about the delay, i'm used to AL by now :p Just hope they get their ducks in a row for Q3/Q4 so I can give them some cash and finally get back to buying some anime.
 
I don't mind the Mai Mai Miracle delay; I'm guessing the director wants the dub to have more of a native English feel to make it more suitable for a non-Japanophile audience? I have heard Japanese creators requesting that kind of thing before and if it makes it more all-ages friendly without compromising on the meaning then I think it's a good idea for the film's future even though I don't watch dubs. If it's over-localised like the Attack On Titan Junior High parody manga which I can barely even understand because I'm not American, then it's less of a good idea and the director must be told ;D

I was tempted to re-buy Black Butler s1 for BD (and to fill my second LE box >_<) but I hadn't realised the first release had become so cheap, so I guess the lack of an Anime Classics edition isn't so bad even if it's weird. And at least the rest of Hellsing Ultimate is on the way.

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Aniplex's Audio inconsistencies continue. Like Blue Exorcist's Movie, The Madoka Magica Movie's have two DTS HD-MA Japanese tracks whilst the English dub is just DTS. Better than just DD I suppose. Subs are also lifted straight from the JP release, so the OP/EDs are also not subbed.
 
Mangaranga said:
The Madoka Magica Movie's have two DTS HD-MA Japanese tracks whilst the English dub is just DTS.
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I assume the MA tracks are 5.1 and 2.0?

If the 2.0 isn't commentary why not just ditch the track. Might make room for the English 5.1 to be a master audio track.
 
I find this story so amusing.

As some people may know, the ever contorversal Harmony Gold is currently running a Kickstarter campagin to make a new Robotech series. As is per norm with Robotech, there is conflict between the people who love it and the people who hate it. The problem for the haters is that you cannot comment on the Kickstarter comments page without funding it. So Harmony Gold has introduced a $2 "Enemy Spy" tier, so that haters are allowed to complain as much as they like - while at the same time Harmony Gold gets more money.

As the time of writing, five people have paid for this tier.

Sources: Anime News Network and Kickstarter
 
Now I'm no fan of Harmony Gold, but people's desire to complain is so great they're willing to pay the company they want to complain about for the privilege?

Surely there must be a way to exploit this. A subscription service where the only things people are allowed to post are negative comments, and they can only "dislike" complaints other people have written? Sourfacebook? Moanr?
 
Elaniel said:
They'll just cancel their pledges before it ends.
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Brilliant, hahaha. That's exactly what I would like to expect from that Kickstarter, rather than seeing the money increase it's the opposite!
 
Taken from the Mai Mai Miracle Kickstarter:

Localisation:
There are MANY of you questioning just what localisation means. It's a fair question! I know of horror stories when dubs were 'localised' so I can understand your concerns - perhaps localisation isn't the best term to use. I'll explain
What we mean by localisation here is to add historical context to the Japanese history/culture/times portrayed in the film. Many of us will have no real background knowledge of both Japan in the 50s and the era 1000 years earlier (where the girls' imaginations take them). The dub script will be focused on adding context and information to this really rich period, which of course is a vital part of the film itself.
There is even some discussion about bringing on a historical expert to ensure that the correct information is being communicated via the script. These periods are important to the film and in Japanese historical culture and are important to the feeling and experiences of the characters themselves. You could say these 2 time periods are characters themselves.
So no, ramen won't be burgers - rather we're looking to convey the full historical weight and context of the film and trying to bring it across in an easy, natural dialogue. A bit of an undertaking! But you can see why the director wants that - the film itself requires it.
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So in other words they're adding extra bits of information about the history and culture of Japan conveyed in the film's setting? That's quite impressive.

Meanwhile:
Any news regarding the licensing of Sailor Moon for the UK? Been released globally now except here, annoying.

Manga Entertainment ‏No news from us but if that changes we'll say. ^JG

MVM Entertainment ‏Considering the original series bombed for us we certainly won't be chasing it.

but you released dub only heavily edited episodes. That might've had something to do with it.

Manga Entertainment No one has offered it to us.

sorry, I probably should've highlighted that was @MVM_UK previous release. @Andys2992 @AllTheAnime

Manga Entertainment ‏Need I say more?

Manga Entertainment OMG! That was random. Sorry! I used to be good at this social media stuff. >Jerome
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Anime Limited Patema Inverted Kickstarter July Update said:
Well, it's been a while since we've been in touch! We sincerely apologise for the delay in getting our post up - but it's only because we've been super busy beavering away on our Patema Inverted release! And boy do I have a lot to share with you today.

So where are we on the project?

The home video
There is plenty to update you here! The English dub is pretty much done and ready to be incorporated into the film! Yay! As we mentioned during the campaign, there was already a dub on the books and paid for so it wasn't part of the Kickstarter but it sure is nice to have that all done. The video extras are currently being translated and we expect them to be done by the end of this month. This means that we've been able to send off all the video elements (except the extras of course) to the authoring house - who are now working on it. So in a nutshell, everything's on schedule!

Books
As mentioned during the campaign, we're including the light novel for Patema Inverted as an extra as a thanks for the support. This novel has been translated by Jonathan Clements and is now currently with the designer to be turned into a lovely, easy-to-read book. We've also recently received the pages for the visual fan guide here in the office and have now sent them away for translation. It's a gorgeous book so we're really excited that we can include it as part of the ultimate edition. It's never been translated into English so we're excited to be the first to offer it for English-speaking fans! And finally, we're adapting the press notes from the release of the film in Japan to release digitally to backers too! The press notes are currently sitting with our resident creative person and she's hard at work turning them into a lovely digital extra.

Backer surveys and posters
And the big question we've been getting for a while: when will the backer surveys go out? I know we've been vague about this but I can finally confirm that the backer surveys for Patema Inverted will go out by Friday July 25th. The posters will be sent out shortly afterward. Sorry for the delay on that folks! But since we are talking about posters, we've had to search high and low for poster tubes in the awkward quad sizes and in just the right number... I think you can see from the picture below that we were successful? And that's just a small portion of them - our office is lined with poster tubes so we really can't wait to get the posters out and reclaim some office space! So in conclusion, everything is moving ahead and we are on schedule! As ever, any questions, comments or queries add them to the comments below.

Thanks everyone and enjoy your July :)
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I asked them if they were able to get the OST:
I have a question. Did the Amazon pre-orders for Patema help get the OST? It's quite a shame to be at least £1000 off the target in the Kickstarter.

Anime Limited Haven't got a confirmation yet....... I'd keep an eye out for announcements soon
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NormanicGrav said:
Any news regarding the licensing of Sailor Moon for the UK? Been released globally now except here, annoying.

Manga Entertainment ‏No news from us but if that changes we'll say. ^JG

MVM Entertainment ‏Considering the original series bombed for us we certainly won't be chasing it.

but you released dub only heavily edited episodes. That might've had something to do with it.

Manga Entertainment No one has offered it to us.

sorry, I probably should've highlighted that was @MVM_UK previous release. @Andys2992 @AllTheAnime

Manga Entertainment ‏Need I say more?

Manga Entertainment OMG! That was random. Sorry! I used to be good at this social media stuff. >Jerome
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They have to be offered the title? Doesn't sound very proactive.
Guess that's that for now then. Wonder if Sundays announcement is Free. Funimation just got the rights to the second season.
 
So it's not JoJo, it's not Cardcaptor Sakura, it's not the Madoka Movies (as far as I know), it's not the A Certain franchise and it's not Sailor Moon. What could it be? It has to be something that they said would take up a lot of space on the shelf...
 
The thing is, there's potentially a difference between whether a title did well back then and whether it'd do well now.

If a title like Sailor Moon was picked up and given the 'Cowboy Bebop' treatment so to speak (nice, remastered edition with lush packaging) and accompanied by a proper build-up and press coverage, it'd likely sell decently enough to warrant the re-release.

Not to say it'd suddenly go out there and do 10,000 copies - but I imagine it'd do at least 1000.

re. the above - the only other thing I can imagine is Gundam, but I can't see that happening.
 
NormanicGrav said:
So it's not JoJo, it's not Cardcaptor Sakura, it's not the Madoka Movies (as far as I know), it's not the A Certain franchise and it's not Sailor Moon. What could it be? It has to be something that they said would take up a lot of space on the shelf...
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Dragon Ball Kai's the only thing left that I can think of. What other big series do we not have in the UK? Unless it's an ultimate edition of a smaller series like Haruhi Suzumiya.
 
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